Pollster Sabine Beinschab, key witness in the ÖVP poll affair, has dared to make a new career start: she is now a substitute teacher at a high school in Styria.
The ‘Beinschab Austria tool’ has made headlines in recent years: Presumably falsified surveys by pollster Sabine Beinschab were paid for with money from ÖVP ministries and then published in the daily newspaper ‘Österreich’ – at least that is what business and economic organizations suspect. Public Prosecution Service for Corruption. Former ÖVP boss Sebastian Kurz took advantage of this, according to the accusation.
Beinschab was accused of disloyalty and bribery. Investigations have been ongoing since 2021, and in 2022 the pollster was surprisingly given key witness status. In May 2023, Beinschab testified in court: she was “a jerk,” she said, again blaming her former boss Sophie Karmasin. Since then it has been quiet around the key witness.
A new beginning in the classroom
Now Beinschab seems to have reoriented itself professionally. She recently became a teacher at a high school in Styria. According to information from “Krone”, the career changer teaches computer science there as a substitute.
The new colleague caused speculation among school staff. Beinschab originally studied product marketing and project management at FH Wiener Neustadt.
Applied for an open position
According to information from the Styrian Education Directorate, Beinschab had her first day at work on January 13, 2025. “Mrs. Beinschab applied for an open job at the school. She impressed during the selection process and was selected for the replacement hours based on her suitability. “Another computer science teacher at the school confirmed her qualifications to school officials,” it said. For educational reasons, the position had to be filled quickly.
The starting salary for career changers in the teaching profession is 3,520 euros gross. The school considered Beinschab qualified “due to her several years of teaching experience, her certification as a career changer in digital primary education and geography, and her immediate availability for the substitute position,” the education directorate said.
Source: Krone
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